The alpine butterfly knot, also known as the "linesman’s loop," has been singled out by adventurers and MacGyvers of all ...

While there are many knots you can use to connect braid and leader, these three are — in my opinion, at least — the only ones you really need to know. Their degrees of difficulty vary, but they’ll all ...

More often than not, it's used for securing a rope ... hitch knots remain useful to this day and are still used in many ...

The Mule Knot (a.k.a releasable knot) is ideal to lock off the rope on the belay plate. There are many occasions in climbing when, belaying from the harness using a device which does not self-arrest ...

If you’re unfamiliar, tent guylines are cords or ropes that ... and eliminate pesky knots and guyline tensioners that tend to cause more frustration than benefits. While camping, we tested ...

The best camping gear is not an all-inclusive list of things you may want to bring along on your camping trip, and you’ll find items suitable for all types of camping. While we didn’t have the ...

but at a more practical level they serve to make the rope stiffer, which really helped while we were tying knots. Regular paracord is loose and flops like a shoelace, but the SurvivorCord holds ...

Always carry tape or cord for constructing or extending abseils anchors. For a long abseil where it is necessary to join two ropes a reliable knot must be used. Probable the most reliable is the ...

For crafty little ones, the Made by Me Easy-to-Knot Quilt Making Kit is a substantial ... it independently once they’ve learned the ropes. Although the kit is designed for kids who are 6 and ...

The best weighted jump ropes add intensity to your jump rope workouts in two ways: increasing your heart rate and adding resistance for muscles to work harder. Using one could help you build ...

Carstensz’s steep pitches and fixed rope segments provide variety and complexity for climbers, making it distinct from other Seven Summits’ peaks. Climbers often require local expertise and ...